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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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